Lifetime cancels Ally Walker drama ‘The Protector’

Though it premiered to a decent 1.9 million viewers in its first-season premiere back in June, Lifetime Ally Walker drama “The Protector” subsequently slid in the Nielsen ratings – to the tune of less than 1 million viewers in its most recent episode (in a new Monday time slot).

The drama, which focuses on a female LAPD detective (Walker) balancing work and life as a single mother, was created by Michael Nankin and former “Angel” showrunner Jeffrey Bell. The series co-stars Tisha Campbell-Martin (“My Wife and Kids” ) and Miguel Ferrer (“Crossing Jordan”).

Walker is perhaps known for portraying the lead character on NBC drama “Profiler”, which ran for four seasons on NBC in the late ’90s. More recently, she had a recurring role as Agent June Stahl on the hit FX series “Sons of Anarchy”.

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I’ve never even heard of this show. Good cast, though. I’m a fan of Ally Walker, and also like Tisha Campbell-Martin and Miguel Ferrer. If I would have knwown this show existed, I would have watched it (and will catch the few remaining episodes). Shame on you, Lifetime. You shoulda promoted it more heavily, I’m not a regular Lifetime viewer and would not have seen commercials on the station itself.

By: P Lake

09.09.2011 @ 1:29 PM

No surprise here, Ally Walker is and always has been a terrible and unwatchable actress.

By: SOAFan

09.26.2011 @ 1:59 PM

You obviously don’t know Ally Walker then. She’s an amazing person and I think she’s an awesome actress. She nailed Agent Stahl perfectly and made it believeable. This won’t be the last you’ll see of her. Trust me. It’s too bad they cancelled that show because it was the only cop show I could stand to watch. At least Ally and Tisha made the show fun.

By: Porksword

12.11.2014 @ 4:14 PM

she was awful in SOA. Her delivery and cliche detective approach was awful. It was like something out of a comic book.